Miscellaneous commands
GNU info contains several commands which self-document GNU info as the following discussions help to clarify.
- M-x (describe-command)
- Reads the name of an info command in the echo area and then displays a brief description of what that command does.
- M-x (describe-key)
- Reads a key sequence in the echo area, and then displays the name and documentation of the info command which a given key sequence invokes.
- M-x (describe-variable)
- Reads the name of a variable in the echo area and then displays a brief description of what the variable affects.
- M-x (where-is)
- Reads the name of an info command in the echo area, and then displays a key sequence which can be typed in order to invoke that command.
- C-h (get-help-window)
- ?
- Creates (or moves into) the window displaying *Help*, and places a node containing a quick reference card into it. This window displays the most concise information about GNU info available.
- h (get-info-help-node)
- Tries hard to visit the node, (info)Help. The info file, info.texi, distributed with GNU info , contains this node. Of course, the file must first be processed with makeinfo, and then placed into the location of your info directory.
- C-u (universal-argument)
- Starts (or multiplies by 4) the current numeric argument. C-u is a good way to give a small numeric argument to cursor movement or scrolling commands.
- M-1 (add-digit-to-numeric-arg)
- M-2... M-9
- Adds the digit value of the invoking key to the current numeric argument. Once info is reading a numeric argument, you may just type the digits of the argument, without the M prefix. For example, you might give C-1 a numeric argument of 32 by using the keystroke sequence, C-u, 3, 2, C-1 or M-3, 2, C-1.
- C-g (abort-key)
- Cancels current operation. C-g is used to abort the reading of a multi-character key sequence, to cancel lengthy operations (such as multi-file searches) and to cancel reading input in the echo area.
- q (quit)
- Exits info.
C-u, C-v scrolls the screen 4 lines, while C-u, C-u, C-n moves the cursor down 16 lines.
- M-x
set-screen-height
- Reads a height value in
the echo area and sets the height of the displayed screen to that value.
- Esc C-f (show-footnotes)
- Shows the footnotes (if any) associated with the current node in another window. You can have info automatically display the footnotes associated with a node when the node is selected by setting the variable, automatic-footnotes. See automatic-footnotes in Manipulating variables.
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